• When I go to Afghanistan, I realize I've been spared, due to a random genetic lottery, by being born to people who had the means to get out. Every time I go to Afghanistan I am haunted by that.

    Khaled Hosseini: When I go to Afghanistan, I realize I've been spared, due to a random genetic lottery, by being born to people who had the means to get out. Every time I go to Afghanistan I am haunted by that.
    "Khaled Hosseini: The Threads That Connect Us" by Khaled Hosseini, www.shelf-awareness.com.